Tree-stand.



1. H. CRONICK.

TREE STAND.

APPLICATION FILED AFR.12, |915.

Patented Sept. 18, 1917.

JUSEPH KH. CRONCK, F UNXONTOWN, PNNSYLVANEA.

TREE-STANE.

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Specification of Letters Eatent. Pwbqgmigfgdl Sppg, 18, @2-)jl Z Application led April 12, 1915. Serial No. 23.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JOSEPH H. CRONICK, a citizen or" the United States, residing at Uniontown, in the county of Fayette, State in the art to of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in rfree-Stands; and do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable 4others skilled which it appertains to make and use the same. y

This .invention relates to tree stands and especially to a type adapted for supporting Christmas trees in upright position.

rlhe object of the invention resides in the provision of a tree stand of the character named embodying an improvedl construction whereby same is rendered exceedingly simple, easily applied, and adapted to be folded when not in use so as to occupy a very small space.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a treestand adapted to be constructed out of ordinary strap metal and which can be appliedand removed from-- a desired tree with the use of only an ordinary hatchet or hammer. i

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

lin describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like charactersof reference de,-

note corresponding partsl in the severalv views, and in which Figure l is a perspective view showing the improved tree stand applied, the tree being-l shown in dotted lines;

Fig. 2, is a side view of the tree stand folded Fig. 3, a top view of whatis shown in Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4, Referring to a section on the line 4--4 of Fig. the drawings the improved tree stand is shown as comprising base members l() and 11 the former of which carries a stud l2- disposed centrally thereof, said stud passing through the center oi the member il and the latter being adapted to pivot upon said stud whereby the member can be moved either to a position at right angles to the member l0 as shown in Fig. l or to the position shown in Fig. 3. 'lhe terminals of the member l0 are bent laterally as at 13 and are twisted at the bend so as to form ears disposed in the plane of the related base member. Pivoted to each of the laterally bent terminals 13 is a brace 1li adapted to swing in the plane of the associated base member and having its free end provided with an inwardly directed spike l5. ln applying the stand the stud 12 is driven into the lower end of the tree trunk with a hammer or hatchet. The 'member 1i is then swung to a position at right angles to the member l0 and the spike l5 driven into the tree trunk as/shown in Fig. l when the application of the stand'is complete.

Y Vi/'hen the device is not in use the base members l0 and l1 can be moved to the position shown in Fig. 3 and the brace arms ld folded inwardly so as to lie side to side. When so folded the device is very compact and can be easily handled and stored in a small space.

What is claimed is A tree stand comprising a base member, a stud mounted centrally in said base momber, a second base member pivotally mounted upon said stud and disposed at all times entirely above the first base member, thek terminals of said base members being bent upwardly and twisted to form ears disposed in the plane oi the associated. base member, brace arms pivoted to respective ears, and inwardly directed spikes on the freeends of said'brace arms.

ln testimony whereof, l atlix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

' JOSEPH H. CRONlCK.

Witnesses:

CHAS. S. Bowman, Cona B. WrNoooP.. 

